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Best Hotels Near Meinohama Station | The Seaside Subway Terminus
Meinohama is west Fukuoka's junction, where the subway becomes the JR Chikuhi line toward Itoshima's beaches — a…
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Best Hotels Near Tenjin Station | Fukuoka’s Downtown Heart
Tenjin is Fukuoka's downtown — department stores above, a subterranean mall below, yatai stalls and Daimyo's bars around…
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Best Hotels Near Tosa-Yamada Station | Caves, Anpanman & the Mountain Line
Tosa-Yamada is the jump-off for Ryugado — one of Japan's great limestone caves — and the joyful Anpanman…
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Best Hotels Near Asakura Station | Kochi’s Student West End
Asakura is Kochi's university quarter at the tram line's western reach — student eats, a venerable shrine, and…
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Best Hotels Near Gomen Station | Anpanman’s Hometown Junction
Gomen is the junction east of Kochi where JR meets the coastal Gomen-Nahari line — and the heart…
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Best Hotels Near Harimayabashi Station | Kochi’s Crossroads & Arcade Nights
Harimayabashi is Kochi's tram crossroads — the little red bridge of legend, with the Obiyamachi arcade, Hirome Market…
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Best Hotels Near Kochi Station | Castle Town of the Wild Pacific
Kochi Station opens onto a castle town with Japan's liveliest food market, a 300-year-old Sunday street fair and…
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Best Hotels Near Imabari Station | Shimanami Kaido’s Cycling Gateway
Imabari is where the Shimanami Kaido cycle route meets Shikoku — a towel-making, yakitori-grilling port town with a…
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Best Hotels Near Komachi Station | Matsuyama’s Quiet Junction
Komachi is the Iyotetsu junction where suburban trains meet the tram loop, beside the castle's west moat —…
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